HBR Guide to Navigating the Toxic Workplace 1st Edition

HBR Guide to Navigating the Toxic Workplace, 1st Edition by Harvard Business Review is an essential playbook for anyone facing the drain of workplace toxicity—leaders, HR professionals, and individual contributors across industries and geographies. Practical, research-backed, and written with the clarity HBR is known for, this guide helps you identify harmful dynamics and take decisive, professional action.

You’ll recognize the signs of a toxic culture—from chronic conflict and bullying to subtle undermining and poor leadership—and learn how to assess the scope and impact on teams and business outcomes. Real-world scenarios and diagnostic tools make it easy to translate insight into immediate steps you can take at work, whether you’re in a startup in San Francisco, a corporate office in London, or leading remote teams across multiple time zones.

Inside, you’ll find strategies for managing difficult conversations, setting boundaries, protecting mental health, documenting problems, and influencing change upward and across the organization. The guide also offers guidance for managers who want to stop toxicity before it spreads and for HR professionals charged with restoring healthy culture.

Readable, authoritative, and action-oriented, this HBR guide empowers you to reclaim a productive, respectful workplace. If you’re ready to move from frustration to solutions, add this indispensable resource to your professional library today and start transforming toxic patterns into sustainable, high-performing culture.

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